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Light Bulbs & Windows

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

Joy is almost never brilliantlike champagne and starsIt’s steel and concreteand hard things exploredthen danced upon naked * Creative energy compliments of Magnetic Poetry online. Continue reading Light Bulbs & Windows

Eckphrastic Poetry, My Poetry, NaPoWriMo 2022, poetry prompts2 Comments

Napowrimo 2022 day 29

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

Plus, we appear irrationalAnger is like a giant wave -We can surf it to solid landOrwe can let it wipe us out.Anger isn’t fuel, it’s acid.We are not righteous warriors,we are slaves kneeling under it.Don’t be a slave.Ride it, feel … Continue reading Napowrimo 2022 day 29

Eckphrastic Poetry, My Poetry, NaPoWriMo 2022, poetry prompts5 Comments

NaPoWriMo 2022 day 28

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

The Lure of Lightparted the darknesslike her handsparted my hair, gentlybut intently, her fingers braided wavering strands over and under, first upthen down. The sea was always inside, restless, driven. Salt water dripped,a broken pearl necklaceleaving invisible traces, refracting light … Continue reading NaPoWriMo 2022 day 28

Eckphrastic Poetry, My Poetry, NaPoWriMo 2022, poetry prompts2 Comments

NaPoWriMo 2022 day 21

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

Wild ThingsI planted milkweed seeds over a year agonot knowing it would take almost as much timefor the tiny plants to flourish. I learned patience,such as it is in my impatient nature. Late in the fallthe tiny plants began to … Continue reading NaPoWriMo 2022 day 21

Eckphrastic Poetry, My Poetry, NaPoWriMo 2022, poetry prompts2 Comments

NaPoWriMo 2022 day 20

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

The Body is LonelyCity lights shine outside the windows making an aural gleamabove my tree lined neighborhood. On nocturnal walks I search for Venus and Mars, marvel at The Seven Sisters when they allow a peek,map the moon’s walk across … Continue reading NaPoWriMo 2022 day 20

Eckphrastic Poetry, Magnetic Poetry, My Poetry, NaPoWriMo 2022, poetry prompts6 Comments

Napowrimo 2022 day 18

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

Nights on the MidwayBorn in a haunting of rhythm and steelA wild lingering skyI wake up there with youRemember a dazzlingand a salty fever on my heart It’s getting harder every day to come up with a poem! I don’t/can’t … Continue reading Napowrimo 2022 day 18

Eckphrastic Poetry, My Poetry, NaPoWriMo 2022, poetry prompts1 Comment

NaPoWriMo 2022 day 13

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

Oh here you are, there’s nothing left to say You’re not supposed to be that way —- The Goo Goo DollsWreckageBury it in the deepest sea.Let it settle among the ruins,sleep in clouds of seaweed.Let it swim through portholes,through barnacled … Continue reading NaPoWriMo 2022 day 13

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NaPoWriMo 2022 day 12

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

Our Tunnel of Love(After Bruce Springsteen)Slipping and sliding, tumbling roughThe love we’re inside isn’t enoughWalls gather closer, encircling wingsThat are clipped and unevenStruggling to springBoth of us stretching, doing our bestTo grow inside our bed of unrestRolling and turning, traveling … Continue reading NaPoWriMo 2022 day 12

Eckphrastic Poetry, My Poetry, NaPoWriMo 2022, poetry prompts19 Comments

NaPoWriMo 2022 day 10

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

What it WasIt was how his hair matchedthe golden grain in the fieldshe tended, tenderly with work-roughened hands,focused with a singular vision,so much the same as he tendedme.It was his work ethic, passeddown by generations,that farming was a high calling, … Continue reading NaPoWriMo 2022 day 10

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Celebrating Tammy Vitale

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

I found this in an old journal the other day. It’s one of several coloring pages I filled in created by the fabulous Tammy Vitale, a long-time online artist friend. Tammy has been an inspiration to me for years – … Continue reading Celebrating Tammy Vitale

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